The 'Declaration of State Independence of the Republic of Kalmykia' has been signed by several exponents both abroad and in Russia, including the former director of the Centre for the Development ...

Azhiyev is far from the only one from Russia who sees the war in Ukraine as a chance for ethnic minorities inside the country to push for greater autonomy or even independence.

Russian lawmaker Sergey Mironov offered to help Texas get independence from the United States in a social media post on Saturday.

David Leask examines the question of independence for Russia’s minority nations and what 'de-colonising Russia' really means.

As Russia prepared to invade Ukraine, we took a look at the history of the complex relationship between the nations.

A Republican political adviser said Russia was cheering on the secessionist movements in the two states.

On Russia, Trump is amazingly conventional, following in the well-worn path of George Bush, Barack Obama and Joe Biden, all ...

Ahead of Ukraine's Independence Day – and the six-month mark since the Russian invasion on February 24 -- RFE/RL spoke with Yaroslav Hrytsak, a prominent Ukrainian historian and public ...

Ukrainians express fear and hope as Russia’s war rages on Independence Day Ukraine declared independence from the Soviet Union on August 24, 1991.

Ukraine is marking its 31st year of independence on Aug. 24, 2022. A scholar of protest movements explains why Ukrainians have never taken its independence for granted.

Russia has supported Catalan and Scottish independence movements, currently underwrites Republika Srpska, which seeks to secede from Bosnia and Herzegovina, and of course, has used the idea of ...

A Republican political adviser said Russia was cheering on the secessionist movements in the two states.